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deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. a growing economy that creates good, middle class jobs, that must be the north star that guides our efforts. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. >> fox 5's tom fitzgerald is live with reaction to the president's address. tom. >> good evening. as you might expect, already party lines are seeping in to how both sides view this speech. democrats are saying that what the president had to say was far reaching and in many times, made the mark. republicans quickly will tell you they saw this address by the president tonight long on talk and short on specifics. you just heard it a moment ago, the president laying out his package for job creation. but that was hardly the only topic the president touched on tonight. education was a main center piece of this speech tonight. the president laying out education as the corner stone. on foreign affairs, he admonished north korea and talked about having the number of u.s. troop
deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. a growing economy that creates good, middle class jobs, that must be the north star that guides our efforts. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. >> fox 5's tom fitzgerald is live with reaction to the president's address. tom. >> good evening. as you might expect, already party lines are seeping in to how both sides view this speech. democrats are saying that...
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the tax increases and deficit spending you proposed will hurt middle class families. it will cost them their raises. it will cost them their benefits and maybe their jobs and hurt seniors because it does nothing to save medicare and social security. so mr. president p i don't oppose your plans because i want to protect the rich. i oppose your plans because i want to protect my neighbors, hard working middle class americans who don't need a plan to grow the government. they need a plan to grow the middle class. economic growth is the best way to help the middle class. unfortunately our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012 but if we can get the economy to grow at 4% a year, it would create middle class jobs and reduce the deficits by almost $4 trillion over the next decade. tax increases can't do this. raising taxes won't create private sector jobs and no tax increase could lower the deficit by $4 trillion so i hope the president will abandon his obsession with raising taxes and instead work with us to achieve real growth in our economy. one of t
the tax increases and deficit spending you proposed will hurt middle class families. it will cost them their raises. it will cost them their benefits and maybe their jobs and hurt seniors because it does nothing to save medicare and social security. so mr. president p i don't oppose your plans because i want to protect the rich. i oppose your plans because i want to protect my neighbors, hard working middle class americans who don't need a plan to grow the government. they need a plan to grow...
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the tax increases and the deficit spending you propose will hurt middle-class families. it will cost them their raises, their benefits and their jobs. it will hurt seniors because it is nothing to save medicare and social security. mr. president, i do not oppose your plan because i want to protect the rich, i oppose it because i want to protect my neighbors. hard-working, middle-class americans who do not need us to come up with a plan to grow the government. they need a plan to grow the middle class. economic growth is the best way to help the middle class. unfortunately, our economy shrank in the last few months of 2012. if we can get the economy to grow at four percent a year, it would create a middle-class jobs, and it would reduce our deficit by almost $4 trillion over the next decade. tax increases cannot do this. raising taxes will not create private sector jobs, and there is no real estate tax increase that could lower our deficit by almost $4 trillion. that is why i hope the president will abandon his a session to raise the taxes -- his obsession to raise the ta
the tax increases and the deficit spending you propose will hurt middle-class families. it will cost them their raises, their benefits and their jobs. it will hurt seniors because it is nothing to save medicare and social security. mr. president, i do not oppose your plan because i want to protect the rich, i oppose it because i want to protect my neighbors. hard-working, middle-class americans who do not need us to come up with a plan to grow the government. they need a plan to grow the middle...
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when it comes to the deficit. and dealing with the debt. it sounded to me as if he not only stood his... he didn't say anything new but he stood his ground. he said, i don't believe this country needs to do something about taxes, cut taxes on the backs of senior citizens who are counting on medicare and counting on social security. >> though he did very interestingly say he was in favor of modest medicare reform. he's always given a sort of gesture to that. it was not enthusiastically embraced by a crowd. there was not a standing ovation for reforming medicare >> woodruff: didn't he say, i'm referring to those wealthy seniors, seniors who are, you know, who are at the the gher income bracket >> and he has talked about leaving everything that was on the table in the earlier budget negotiations all that stuff is mostly still on the table. some of that is what they call chain c.p.i. which is the cost of living adjustment for social security, means testing, a little medicare. some of the more affluent recipients would see some of the been anies
when it comes to the deficit. and dealing with the debt. it sounded to me as if he not only stood his... he didn't say anything new but he stood his ground. he said, i don't believe this country needs to do something about taxes, cut taxes on the backs of senior citizens who are counting on medicare and counting on social security. >> though he did very interestingly say he was in favor of modest medicare reform. he's always given a sort of gesture to that. it was not enthusiastically...
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the tax increases and the deficit spending you propose will hurt middle-class families. it will cost them their raises. it will cost them their benefits. it may even cost them their jobs. and it will hurt seniors because it does nothing to save medicare and social security: so mr. president, i don't oppose your plans because i want to protect the rich, i oppose your plans because i want to protect my neighbors. hard-working middle-class americans who don't need us to come up with a plan to grow the government, they need a plan to grow the middle-class. economic growth is the best way to help the middle-class. unfortunately, our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012. but if we can get the economy to grow at just 4% a year it would create middle-class jobs and reduce our deficits by almost $4 trillion over the next decade. tax increases can't do this. raising taxes won't create private sector jobs and there's no realistic tax increase that could lower our deficits by almost $4 trillion. that's why i hope the president will abandon his obsession with
the tax increases and the deficit spending you propose will hurt middle-class families. it will cost them their raises. it will cost them their benefits. it may even cost them their jobs. and it will hurt seniors because it does nothing to save medicare and social security: so mr. president, i don't oppose your plans because i want to protect the rich, i oppose your plans because i want to protect my neighbors. hard-working middle-class americans who don't need us to come up with a plan to grow...
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deficits have nothing to do, because the federal government reduced its deficit. that doesn't mean wal matt is going to go out and hire a bunch of people. they're not connected and we're having this conversation over and over. >> that's the problem with our side. >> i want to get josh in here. >> the usual circumstance in which government borrowing is crowding out private investment and holding back growth is that interest rates rise because governments trying to borrow money at the same time that companies are trying to raise capital, it makes capital more expensive and it makes difficult for people to invest. we're not seeing it right now. interest rates are extremely low, not just in the short-term, but also in the long run. we have extremely low, 30-year interest rates what that reflects is there's not a lot of demand for capital in the private sector. the government could be boosting the economy by borrowing and spending the money itself. and in the future, if, if we see interest rates starting to rides, that will be in part an indication of expectations of i
deficits have nothing to do, because the federal government reduced its deficit. that doesn't mean wal matt is going to go out and hire a bunch of people. they're not connected and we're having this conversation over and over. >> that's the problem with our side. >> i want to get josh in here. >> the usual circumstance in which government borrowing is crowding out private investment and holding back growth is that interest rates rise because governments trying to borrow money...
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deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. (applause) a growing economy that creates good middle-class jobs that must be the north star that guides our efforts. (applause) everyday we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation: how do we attract more jobs to our shores? how do we equip our people with the skills they need to get those jobs? and how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living? a year and a half ago i put forward an american jobs act that independent economists said would create more than one million new jobs and i thank the last congress for passing some of that agenda. i urge this congress to pass the rest. (applause) but tonight i'll lay out additional proposals that are fully paid for and fully consistent with the budget framework both parties agreed to just 18 months ago. let me repeat: nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. it is not a bigger government we need but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. (applause)
deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. (applause) a growing economy that creates good middle-class jobs that must be the north star that guides our efforts. (applause) everyday we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation: how do we attract more jobs to our shores? how do we equip our people with the skills they need to get those jobs? and how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living? a year and a half ago i put forward an american jobs act that independent...
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some are proposing using one trillion dollars to pay this year's budget deficit. those against the coin idea... mike quickly snagged an influential assignment in the new congress. he will be the only member from illinois to serve on that panel. in an attempt to reach a compromise on pension reform in illinois willing to back off a proposal that will shift pension costs for suburban in downstate teachers. quinn says that he hopes madigan ships on who pays the pension costs will lead to a breakthrough on a pension reform. quentin and legislative leaders are scheduled to meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss pension reform it's believed it's sometimes easier to pass it difficult legislation in this waiting days of the session. the head of chicago immunizations will talk to us on how it looks so far. a pilot arrested moments before his plane was supposed to take off what police followed him into the cockpit. up until three years ago 43 old lisa m. russo didn't think she needed the flu vaccine. my kids were healthy but then in november 2009 she got the flu. chills body ac
some are proposing using one trillion dollars to pay this year's budget deficit. those against the coin idea... mike quickly snagged an influential assignment in the new congress. he will be the only member from illinois to serve on that panel. in an attempt to reach a compromise on pension reform in illinois willing to back off a proposal that will shift pension costs for suburban in downstate teachers. quinn says that he hopes madigan ships on who pays the pension costs will lead to a...
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we've got a budget deficit this year of another trillion dollars. you can't continue to spend money that you don't have. >> pelley: at his news conference today, the president was also asked about his decision to get involved in the battle over same-sex marriage in california. late yesterday, the administration filed a brief with the supreme court saying that california's ban on gays and lesbians marrying violates their constitutional rights. >> the supreme court asked me or my attorney general or a solicitor general do we think that meets constitutional muster i felt it was important for us to answer that question honestly and the answer is no. >> pelley: jan crawford is our chief legal correspondent and long-time reporter at the supreme court. jan, the court will hear arguments later this month that will impact all of this and i wonder what the president's comments today have to do with the case. >> scott, as president obama said today "i'm not a judge, i'm the president." his views carry no binding authority on the supreme court. just because the
we've got a budget deficit this year of another trillion dollars. you can't continue to spend money that you don't have. >> pelley: at his news conference today, the president was also asked about his decision to get involved in the battle over same-sex marriage in california. late yesterday, the administration filed a brief with the supreme court saying that california's ban on gays and lesbians marrying violates their constitutional rights. >> the supreme court asked me or my...
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we had no capacity to deal with it other than by we were in deficit and had a bigger deficit. we have to slowly work our way out. the budget gets us to a solid stable place. >> what is the highest rate you think can be charged to small business? >> i'm sorry. >> we're 39% now. the highest in the nation. that -- i can tell you that doesn't help small business. what is the highest rate you and the president think they can charge small business before they collapse and break? >> obviously businesses choose whether to organize on the corporate side or individual side. we we have not proposed any increase beyond the current 39.6 on the individual side. the better we do -- i heard you talk about. what is his deal. >> it was not a simple as this. it was difficult negotiation we were negotiating with republicans to refuse to put taxes on the table. >> forget it. let me pose this. i'm a small business owner and i can tell you your not helping small business. the burden that the administration is putting on small business unbelievable. i would suggest you look at texas or nod see what l
we had no capacity to deal with it other than by we were in deficit and had a bigger deficit. we have to slowly work our way out. the budget gets us to a solid stable place. >> what is the highest rate you think can be charged to small business? >> i'm sorry. >> we're 39% now. the highest in the nation. that -- i can tell you that doesn't help small business. what is the highest rate you and the president think they can charge small business before they collapse and break?...
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the deficit is growing. do we have a growing deficit? is that true or false? false. republicans love the idea that our democratic president is so spend happy that he's driving up our nation's budget deficit. there's a difference between what our government takes in and what it spends is getting worse, the deficit is getting bigger that is not at all true. look, the first bar here is 2009, that's president obama's first year in office that's what he had on his hands when he came into office, what he got handed by the outgoing republican administration, then the next three bars are 2010, 2011, 2012 and the final bar, the teeny tiny one, little shorty there, you might miss it on the right, that's the projected deficit for the end of this year. notice that the bars are getting shorter? which means the deficit is getting smaller. you see when things were once long become less long, they are not growing. it's amazing, right? eric cantor, you are incorrect. next up, true or false, the city of detroit is holding an important election tomorrow for the top leadership of that g
the deficit is growing. do we have a growing deficit? is that true or false? false. republicans love the idea that our democratic president is so spend happy that he's driving up our nation's budget deficit. there's a difference between what our government takes in and what it spends is getting worse, the deficit is getting bigger that is not at all true. look, the first bar here is 2009, that's president obama's first year in office that's what he had on his hands when he came into office,...
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they blame the deficit on a $6 million cut in state funding and a $15 million increase in expenditure. >> changes of any kind are always difficult for everyone involved and we are committed to working with parents in the community and families. to make this transition as easy as possible. >> reporter: teachers worry the pay to play policy may leave some kids out. >> not all students have the same financial ability, not all parents do. that's going to be hard on them there. >> reporter: parents will have to dish out $50 for their kids to play sports. >> i'm on two sports teams right now and i'm trying out for a third and that's $150 right there. >> reporter: students will also have to pay $25 to participate in clubs at their school. i'm rochelle richie, wjz eyewitness news. >>> rochelle, thank you. the first day of school in hartford county is august 26. >>> quick, find a window. a celestial fireworks show is underway in the night sky. the perseid meteor shower is peaking tonight and tomorrow night it lights up the skies each time as the earth passes through the dust of a comet's trail
they blame the deficit on a $6 million cut in state funding and a $15 million increase in expenditure. >> changes of any kind are always difficult for everyone involved and we are committed to working with parents in the community and families. to make this transition as easy as possible. >> reporter: teachers worry the pay to play policy may leave some kids out. >> not all students have the same financial ability, not all parents do. that's going to be hard on them there....
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budget deficit and. address that you know they're claiming a one billion dollar deficit every single year and they come out with what we call the press release. in eight of the last ten years we've actually had surpluses but they started talking about a huge budget deficit that in effect did not exist then they come back and when they actually do the budget they have another number but when that budget is correctly audited it comes out to not having. a huge deficit at all so this is something that the board of education has been very very clever in doing. karen appreciate you coming on the show and telling us about your struggle over there in chicago that was karen lewis president of the chicago teachers union thank you very much for having. president obama this week signed into law a bill that could have huge consequences for the future of the food industry in the country the agricultural appropriations bill has been monsanto protection act by critics of the agricultural giant and that's because a provi
budget deficit and. address that you know they're claiming a one billion dollar deficit every single year and they come out with what we call the press release. in eight of the last ten years we've actually had surpluses but they started talking about a huge budget deficit that in effect did not exist then they come back and when they actually do the budget they have another number but when that budget is correctly audited it comes out to not having. a huge deficit at all so this is something...
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but the republican bill would also help to lower the deficit by $3.7 billion, and that amount is a problem for most senate democrats. majority leader harry reid says it's too much to collect from students. >> we don't think there should be deficit reduction based on the backs of these young men and women who are trying to go to college. >> reporter: the senate is working on a compromised bill, and all sides promise the 6.8% rate will be reversed with a credit to any student who pays it, but when congress left for home, there were major differences between the house and the senate, and the pathway to this promised deal isn't clear. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >>> well, straight ahead, your friday morning weather, and subway shocker. a woman falls onto the tracks of an oncoming train, but there's a surprise ending to this story. a surprise ending to this story. [ male announcer ] frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky... not chalky. temporary... 24 hour. lots of tablets... one pill. you decide. prevent acid with prevacid 24hr. it can only be called black silk. from folgers.
but the republican bill would also help to lower the deficit by $3.7 billion, and that amount is a problem for most senate democrats. majority leader harry reid says it's too much to collect from students. >> we don't think there should be deficit reduction based on the backs of these young men and women who are trying to go to college. >> reporter: the senate is working on a compromised bill, and all sides promise the 6.8% rate will be reversed with a credit to any student who pays...
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but as we're telling you there are serious differences on how to get rid of these deficits and to prevent the budget cuts from happening on friday. lot of emphasis now, especially at airports. not only will travelers be affected but one of the big concerns is air traffic controllers being placed on furlough, overnight shifts being limit made at a lot of small airports. >>> turning now to a developing story, at least 19 tourists were killed in a fiery hot air balloon crash in egypt. as the balloon approached the ancient city of luxor, south of cairo, an on board canister caused the balloon to plunge about 1,000 feet into a sugar cane field. the victims include tourists from china, japan, britain and france. >>> the reservation of the highest ranking catholic leader in britain said he will not vote at the upcoming enclave to pick the new pope. scotland's cardinal keith o'brien resigned. the vatican says pope benedict accepts the cardinals's resignation because he's near the age of 75, not because of accusations. >>> today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting death of 17-yea
but as we're telling you there are serious differences on how to get rid of these deficits and to prevent the budget cuts from happening on friday. lot of emphasis now, especially at airports. not only will travelers be affected but one of the big concerns is air traffic controllers being placed on furlough, overnight shifts being limit made at a lot of small airports. >>> turning now to a developing story, at least 19 tourists were killed in a fiery hot air balloon crash in egypt. as...
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i think in 2009, the deficit per year was $1.4 trillion. this year, that just kind of closed out because we're still not done, was about $630 billion. almost a 60% reduction in the deficit. we're headed the right way, but this isn't helping. mr. tester: yeah, and my last point would be this. if we're going to debt the debt and deficit under control, one of the things we have to do is grow the economy. by stopping government with this continuing resolution, by talking silly talk about increasing the debt limit, it does not do good things for our economy. in fact, it takes it in the wrong direction. we see businesses contract when we start seeing what's going on here in washington. it really is time to start using some common sense. folks -- there is folks who claim to be business representatives out there. i talked to a bunch of businesses this afternoon. every one of them said they ought to quit messing around, get to an agreement, have the debates on debt and deficit you need to have because they are important to have, but don't hold up th
i think in 2009, the deficit per year was $1.4 trillion. this year, that just kind of closed out because we're still not done, was about $630 billion. almost a 60% reduction in the deficit. we're headed the right way, but this isn't helping. mr. tester: yeah, and my last point would be this. if we're going to debt the debt and deficit under control, one of the things we have to do is grow the economy. by stopping government with this continuing resolution, by talking silly talk about increasing...
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. >> and then there's the presidential push to get both sides to agree to a deficit reduction deal. abc's devin dwyer is joining us from washington with more. hi, devin. >> reporter: good morning, rob and diana. after months of partisan gridlock over how to fund the government, there is hope both sides have actually turned the page. it's a budget battle blitz. president obama making the first of three rare trips to capitol hill to meet with rank and file lawmakers. today it's senate democrats, tomorrow, house republicans. on thursday the president's back again for meetings with house democrats and senate republicans. >> our focus now is on working with congress in regular order on the budget process and through that process hopefully produce a bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction. >> reporter: so will mr. obama bring his overdue budget blueprint along? >> well, i don't have a date certain for you on the president's budget. it will -- you know, it's being worked on. >> reporter: president obama has been on a face time offensive. he hosted a swanky dinner with top republican sena
. >> and then there's the presidential push to get both sides to agree to a deficit reduction deal. abc's devin dwyer is joining us from washington with more. hi, devin. >> reporter: good morning, rob and diana. after months of partisan gridlock over how to fund the government, there is hope both sides have actually turned the page. it's a budget battle blitz. president obama making the first of three rare trips to capitol hill to meet with rank and file lawmakers. today it's senate...
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that results in a lower deficit as you have reported to us. by 2015, the deficit is projected to be $430 billion, the lowest you project over 10 years. that's slightly below the highest deficit president bush ever had in his eight years. and you have gpped growth projected at 3.%, last year was 2.2. but after 2015, three years from now, the deficits start a rise again, increasing every single year almost 10% a year and would more than double over the following eight years to $978 billion, is that correct? >> yes, that's right. >> and you don't see unless something changes, any improvement in the outyears but your report would indicate that your report the upward trajectory -- and is that an unsustainable path? >> as others have said, debt cannot rise indefinitely as a share of g.d.p. and our projections show debt rising relative to g.d.p. in the back half of this coming decade. >> so i think -- and it increases the risk as bowles and simple son told us was inevitable if we don't change this unsustainable path, would you agree? >> in the longer
that results in a lower deficit as you have reported to us. by 2015, the deficit is projected to be $430 billion, the lowest you project over 10 years. that's slightly below the highest deficit president bush ever had in his eight years. and you have gpped growth projected at 3.%, last year was 2.2. but after 2015, three years from now, the deficits start a rise again, increasing every single year almost 10% a year and would more than double over the following eight years to $978 billion, is...
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you are a deficit hawk. you must be ecstatic about the forced spending cuts in washington one week into this sequester, the sky hasn't fallen despite the president's warnings, the dow is flying high, we've got job creation continuing. do you think we're on the right track despite having a president many consider anti-business? >> not quite as jubilant as you are, ali, but it was a very positive jobs report, and these are the kind of numbers we need as you said correctly for the next three or four years and that we should expect give than we're in a kroefr. i do think that the sequester has really been a nonevent with respect to the financial markets. businesses are plowing ahead. and i think a lot of the dire forecasts that cutting government spending was going to hurt the economy, look, it just started so we've only had this for a week or two, but i was one of the people who said, look, this might be a positive thing for the economy in terms of giving business some assurance that at least washington will st
you are a deficit hawk. you must be ecstatic about the forced spending cuts in washington one week into this sequester, the sky hasn't fallen despite the president's warnings, the dow is flying high, we've got job creation continuing. do you think we're on the right track despite having a president many consider anti-business? >> not quite as jubilant as you are, ali, but it was a very positive jobs report, and these are the kind of numbers we need as you said correctly for the next three...
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>> concerns about the deficit are legitimate. the important thing to understand is that the republican party as a whole doesn't give a rat's patootie about the deficit. they can say they do all day, but if you are not for what the president calls a balanced approach, which all the experts say is the only way you will really address the deficit, a combination of steep budget cuts in certain areas and some tax increases in other areas, you cannot get from here to there in deficit reduction. so anybody who says that just budget cuts, no tax increases is not serious about reducing the deficit. and republicans have been a tax cut party, not a deficit reduction party for the last 25 years. >> when it comes to things have you in your house, one thing i love is this gathering of campaign buttons. >> yeah. >> where did that come from? >> that collection is actually my father's. >> adeli stevenson. i see a lot of that. >> they got involved with adlai before they were married, and they were kind of the equivalent in the early 1950s of very,
>> concerns about the deficit are legitimate. the important thing to understand is that the republican party as a whole doesn't give a rat's patootie about the deficit. they can say they do all day, but if you are not for what the president calls a balanced approach, which all the experts say is the only way you will really address the deficit, a combination of steep budget cuts in certain areas and some tax increases in other areas, you cannot get from here to there in deficit reduction....
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this makes sense whether or not we have a federal deficit. even if we had a zero deficit, many program cuts and determination would sbreels g.d.p. and expand -- increase g.d.p. the fiscal conservatives always say they want to cut spending but near i will all the focus in recent years have been trying to impose overall restraint by voting balanced budget. i'm not against the caps but they do not reduce the underlining pressure to spend. the only way to do that is challenge particular programs and make the argument that particular programs are harmful and wasteful, unconstitutional, unjust, and unneeded. to make lasting reforms congress needs to make the case to cut many dozens, hundreds of particular programs. if the republicans want to kill funding for big bird they have to make the case for it. they have to lay out the case and push on that for many months or many years to wear down the opposition. so the very few examples in recent decade where is we've been able to cut or limit or reform programs, there has been a build up and we've laid t
this makes sense whether or not we have a federal deficit. even if we had a zero deficit, many program cuts and determination would sbreels g.d.p. and expand -- increase g.d.p. the fiscal conservatives always say they want to cut spending but near i will all the focus in recent years have been trying to impose overall restraint by voting balanced budget. i'm not against the caps but they do not reduce the underlining pressure to spend. the only way to do that is challenge particular programs...
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further more, he did not talk about deficits? this is such a pure nonsense because job creation, when the job is going to be created, all it is going -- it has a rippling effect on the economy and it will be reduce the deficit. all these keeping of the surge and everything in place, keeping this nation far ahead of everyone in the world, this is what it is. they are just stopping the greatest of america. this sun acceptable. that's all i wanted to say. >> ok, let's go the west coast now. hi, mike. caller: how are you? >> good. caller: president obama says we can't achieve prosperity without cutting spending. we can achieve balance by tremendous prosperity at the same time. i don't think anyone will look at the last four years of the slow economic growth and they barack obama's out of control spending record. you know, he has spent incredible debt and incredible deficits and yet the economy continues to flounder. i think it is true that we can cut taxes and achieve that prosperity because it has worked every time we've done it. bu
further more, he did not talk about deficits? this is such a pure nonsense because job creation, when the job is going to be created, all it is going -- it has a rippling effect on the economy and it will be reduce the deficit. all these keeping of the surge and everything in place, keeping this nation far ahead of everyone in the world, this is what it is. they are just stopping the greatest of america. this sun acceptable. that's all i wanted to say. >> ok, let's go the west coast now....
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you see, the trade deficit. the trade deficit detracts from demand. the budget deficit adds to demand. if you're going to reduce that addition, you have to reduce that subtract sun. melissa: i don't know. seems like we've got to stop spending. scott martin, bring you into the discussion. what do the markets want to hear? >> that is the crazy thing the markets want, spend, spend, spend. if you were an alien looking down on markets and economy and look down on the markets and the debt ceiling you saw every time we extend the debt ceiling the markets pretty much went up which they have done last several times, you would say, okay, this is how we get the stock market to go up. that is crazy thing. melissa: why, why? why does that happen? is it that people trading in the market can't see we will ever have to pay this bill down the road? why does the market rally when this happens? >> i think it is twofold. one of the things that happens, melissa, it absolutely destroys the dollar. if you're an s&p company trying to sell your goods overseas it actually help
you see, the trade deficit. the trade deficit detracts from demand. the budget deficit adds to demand. if you're going to reduce that addition, you have to reduce that subtract sun. melissa: i don't know. seems like we've got to stop spending. scott martin, bring you into the discussion. what do the markets want to hear? >> that is the crazy thing the markets want, spend, spend, spend. if you were an alien looking down on markets and economy and look down on the markets and the debt...
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the cbo expects a deficit for the 2013 fiscal year. it's more than $200 billion lower than the previous estimate just three months ago. the adjustment reflects new revenue, thanks from changes in tax laws and increase in payments from fannie mae and freddie mac. the cbo's current projection would mark the lowest deficit yet under president obama. >>> another u.s. service member assigned to a military sexual assault program under investigation for sexual misconduct. the pentagon says a u.s. army sergeant could face charges for solicitation abusive sexual contact, assault and treatment of subordinate. the soldier allegedly forced one subordinate soldier into prostitution and physically assaulted two others. the report comes a week after an air force lieutenant colonel working in the sexual assault prevention office was arrested and accused of sexual battery. >>> a day after being convicted for some of the worst crimes you can imagine, dr. kermit gosnell has avoided life in prison. he was found guilty of the deaths of three babies at his
the cbo expects a deficit for the 2013 fiscal year. it's more than $200 billion lower than the previous estimate just three months ago. the adjustment reflects new revenue, thanks from changes in tax laws and increase in payments from fannie mae and freddie mac. the cbo's current projection would mark the lowest deficit yet under president obama. >>> another u.s. service member assigned to a military sexual assault program under investigation for sexual misconduct. the pentagon says a...
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possible link between childhood a-d-h-d, and obesity later in life a new study finds men who had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as children show a significantly greater risk of being overweight or obese as adults. even if their a-d-h-d has remitted in adulthood. researchers evaluated more than 200 men who had childhood a-d-h- d and compared them with men who did not have it. the men with childhood a-d-h-d had significantly higher body mass index and higher obesity rates. other studies have noted associations between obesity and a-d-h-d but this is the first to do so in adults diagnosed as children. you may be toting bacteria in the purse you carry every day! a new study from a hygiene and washroom services company warns germs populate the inside of women's purses. the researchers say one in five handbags they tested had levels of bacteria-related contamination, and contained more germs than the average toilet flush. an infectious disease specialist says it's highly unlikely someone would get sick from a handbag.. but people should still take precautions to stop the spread of germs.. incl
possible link between childhood a-d-h-d, and obesity later in life a new study finds men who had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as children show a significantly greater risk of being overweight or obese as adults. even if their a-d-h-d has remitted in adulthood. researchers evaluated more than 200 men who had childhood a-d-h- d and compared them with men who did not have it. the men with childhood a-d-h-d had significantly higher body mass index and higher obesity rates. other studies...
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deficit is important. what is even more important is addressing the reality that 14 14% -- almost 14% of our work force, if you count those people who have given up looking for work and who are working part time, almost 14% of our work force today is unemployed. and what the american people are saying to congress -- create jobs, deal with unemployment. mr. president, the other issue out there that all across this country people are deeply worried about is that most of the new jobs that are being created -- and this has been the case for a number of years no now -- that most of the new jobs being created are part-time, low-wage jobs. how is somebody supposed to survive working for $10 an hour and getting 25 hours a week of work? you can't do it. and we're seeing more and more of those types of jobs in the economy. and, by the way, jobs that provide little or no benefits. and what the american people are saying is raise the minimum wage. i can't remember what the last poll was, but surely more than 70% of th
deficit is important. what is even more important is addressing the reality that 14 14% -- almost 14% of our work force, if you count those people who have given up looking for work and who are working part time, almost 14% of our work force today is unemployed. and what the american people are saying to congress -- create jobs, deal with unemployment. mr. president, the other issue out there that all across this country people are deeply worried about is that most of the new jobs that are...
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schools closing in an effort to close a gaping wide budget deficit plotting to small traffic with acts of civil disobedience as they tried death save jobs that simply are not needed as school system. chicago public schools are staring at a projected budget -- budget deficit of a billion dollars facing an enrollment that has been swept by 34,000 past decade. mayor ron emanuel said the closures are necessary because too many of the chicago public school buildings are now half empty supporting up to 60,000 empty seats over the past decades. a system that has seats for nearly half a million students, nearly 20 percent of those seats are empty. looking at the consolidation that will cost an estimated $2,303,000,000, the teachers' union basically saying they don't care. you know, i don't know what they do. the half billion dollars of the next decade by closing its 54 schools. the union not happy. union president labeled emanu-el the murder mayor for is planned that she claims will kill never heard, an accusation that the mayor seemed to take in stride responding, do you have an idea that wil
schools closing in an effort to close a gaping wide budget deficit plotting to small traffic with acts of civil disobedience as they tried death save jobs that simply are not needed as school system. chicago public schools are staring at a projected budget -- budget deficit of a billion dollars facing an enrollment that has been swept by 34,000 past decade. mayor ron emanuel said the closures are necessary because too many of the chicago public school buildings are now half empty supporting up...
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hundred billion dollars over ten years in new revenue this deal is said to raise never mind the new deficit that creates what does that kind of money by any way we have a reality check plus why is the government involved in keeping the price of milk was no part of the fiscal cliff deal involved of burning what some have dubbed a dairy cliff we'll discuss and wall wrong cliffs we have five phrases we'd like to retire this year that's in loose change let's get to today's capital account. so the fiscal cliff has been averted kind of by a deal that pushes more wrangling into the future by a few months so all say the play by play of the twenty four hour cable network news that we are hearing and will continue to hear for at least the next few months let's move on to something actually interesting though for the most part it is a new year time to reflect on how we can it be better in two thousand and thirteen when it comes to the way we think about the economy money capitalism q e and just take an assessment of where we are heading into this new year what we maybe got wrong last year so colin rus
hundred billion dollars over ten years in new revenue this deal is said to raise never mind the new deficit that creates what does that kind of money by any way we have a reality check plus why is the government involved in keeping the price of milk was no part of the fiscal cliff deal involved of burning what some have dubbed a dairy cliff we'll discuss and wall wrong cliffs we have five phrases we'd like to retire this year that's in loose change let's get to today's capital account. so the...
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deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. (slight applause) a growing economy that creates good middle class jobs, that must be the north star that guides our efforts. ( applause ) every day we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation. how do we attract more jobs to our shores? how do we equip our people with the skills they need to get those jobs? and how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living? a year-and-a-half ago i put forward an american jobs act that independent economists said would create more than one million new jobs. and i thank the last congress for passing some of that agenda. i urge this congress to pass the rest. (slight applause) but tonight i'll lay out additional proposals that are fully paid for and fully consistent with the bunk it framework both parties agreed to just 18 months ago. let me repeat. nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. it is not a bigger government we need but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based
deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. (slight applause) a growing economy that creates good middle class jobs, that must be the north star that guides our efforts. ( applause ) every day we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation. how do we attract more jobs to our shores? how do we equip our people with the skills they need to get those jobs? and how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living? a year-and-a-half ago i put forward an american jobs act that...
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. >>> we tend to think of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a problem that affects children. a new study says 29% of those diagnosed with it still have it as ad.s and 57% have at least one other psychiatric disorder after they grow up. they are more than four times according to this report, more likely to commit suicide than those who do not have adhd. >>> there is a troubling study out today about women's health. life expectancy for will in the united states is falling in about 43% of u.s. counties. mostly in the rural south and west. the reason is not clear, buffa reimbursementses include higher smoke -- but theories think lower education and health. >>> where the storm is headed, next. i you're suffering from constipation, miralax or metamucil may take days to work. for faster relief, try dulcolac laxative tablets. dulcolac provides gentle relief overnight unlike miralax and metamucil that can take up to 3 days. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve
. >>> we tend to think of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a problem that affects children. a new study says 29% of those diagnosed with it still have it as ad.s and 57% have at least one other psychiatric disorder after they grow up. they are more than four times according to this report, more likely to commit suicide than those who do not have adhd. >>> there is a troubling study out today about women's health. life expectancy for will in the united states is...
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. >> reporter: to cut the deficit more he would reduce spend but to fix climate change. he would demand nor tox cuts on the wealthy. >> and a tax cut that they won't pay a lower rate than their hard working secretaries. re the commander in chief announced he's pulling 30,000 troops out of afghanistan within a year. >> our war on afghanistan will be over. >> reporter: on gun control, mr. prk demanded congress not dodge that the parents of hadiya pendleton killed in chicago deserve a vote. >> gabby giffords deserve a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> reporter: and he called for immigration reform. so did florida senator marco rubio in the republican response, but the gop demands smaller government. >> that's why i hope the president will abandon his obsession with raising taxes and instead, work with us to achieve real growth in our economy. >> reporter: in fact, big partisan battles lie just ahead. in two weeks drastic automatic spending cuts strike unless the two sides can finally cut a deal on spending and tacks. from capitol hill, i'm steve handelsman, n
. >> reporter: to cut the deficit more he would reduce spend but to fix climate change. he would demand nor tox cuts on the wealthy. >> and a tax cut that they won't pay a lower rate than their hard working secretaries. re the commander in chief announced he's pulling 30,000 troops out of afghanistan within a year. >> our war on afghanistan will be over. >> reporter: on gun control, mr. prk demanded congress not dodge that the parents of hadiya pendleton killed in...
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it basically says, cut the deficit. then you standardize language and you put it in 26 letters and it looks like this. you have huge data. in this, you can write sentences that say, cut the deficit. what has happened over the last 30 years is you have collapsed all the languages in ones and zeros. it is the countries that understood the transition because they were not worried about the current problems but look at the future. you understand the rise of silicon valley, taiwan, boston, singapore, india, if that transition right there. the first line of code says, i love you. the second says, i hate you. the difference between love or hate, green or purple. what have you done? you have collapsed every word written or spoken in england and condensed it into two letters, and chinese, and japanese, every language in the world. and every music, and every photograph, and every video, and every film. that translation in code is what generated most of the big companies you look at. it allows us to write sentences like this. gues
it basically says, cut the deficit. then you standardize language and you put it in 26 letters and it looks like this. you have huge data. in this, you can write sentences that say, cut the deficit. what has happened over the last 30 years is you have collapsed all the languages in ones and zeros. it is the countries that understood the transition because they were not worried about the current problems but look at the future. you understand the rise of silicon valley, taiwan, boston,...
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del dÉficit presupuestario, esta medida ha probado la ira de padres y maestros de chicago, dijo que cerrar una sola escuela no es admite y el cierre de decenas serÍa para el distrito y sus estudiantes. >> en los Ángeles el escandalo por abuso sexual para estudiantes del distrito escolar se intensifica. abogados de la escuela jorge de la torre se hacen pÚblicos los archivo que podrÍan en eficiencia la obligaciÓn de proteger a los estudiantes de un maestro pederasta, liliana escalante nos dice como avanza el caso. >> abogado de 3 niÑos de la escuela de la torre exigieron al distrito escolar de los Ángeles que haga pÚblico lo que sus tuvieron en octubre del 2009 en la reuniÓn una madre de familia se quejÓ de la conducta sexual inapropiada con su niÑa. >> ya cuando rechazan la peticiÓn vamos archivar una demanda para entregar los documentos que comprueba que en la escuela de la torre el distrito escolar sabÍan en el 2009 que estaba cometiendo crÍmenes en contra de las niÑas, nos dijo el pasado mes de enero que la queja se hizo ante el superintendente del Área al no ver r
del dÉficit presupuestario, esta medida ha probado la ira de padres y maestros de chicago, dijo que cerrar una sola escuela no es admite y el cierre de decenas serÍa para el distrito y sus estudiantes. >> en los Ángeles el escandalo por abuso sexual para estudiantes del distrito escolar se intensifica. abogados de la escuela jorge de la torre se hacen pÚblicos los archivo que podrÍan en eficiencia la obligaciÓn de proteger a los estudiantes de un maestro pederasta, liliana escalante...
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another trillion in deficit railroad already. they don't understand, why can't you fix this? when you get into washington, it's a different deal. that's what the frustration is with the american people where you can't get two sides in a room and say how are we going to do this? and the bottom line here is real simple. i think governor rendell hit on it. the republicans feel like they gave in on revenue last year. they got tax increases, but zero spending cuts. but they're not willing to negotiate on revenue any more. they want to go after spending cuts first. and i think that's where the starting point is and it's hard to start when you know where both sides don't want to give. >> april, when we look at using europe as an example, that came up briefly with congressman shipp, and we've seen the experiences they've gone through with the hasty budget cuts thing it was going to be a way to bring them back, slashing, spending, raising taxes, britain, spain, portugal, italy, they've all seen their debt burdens rise and most economists
another trillion in deficit railroad already. they don't understand, why can't you fix this? when you get into washington, it's a different deal. that's what the frustration is with the american people where you can't get two sides in a room and say how are we going to do this? and the bottom line here is real simple. i think governor rendell hit on it. the republicans feel like they gave in on revenue last year. they got tax increases, but zero spending cuts. but they're not willing to...
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i'm getting more deficit reduction. the deficit will go down more than if we did nothing. that is point number one. point number two, there are no tax increases here. number three, we're finally dealing with autopilot spending, that mandatory spending not addressed by congress for years of the this isn't easy. this is the first divided budget government agreement since 1986. the reason we haven't done a budget agreement when both houses done by other party since '86 because we know it is not easy to do. we know we'll not get everything we want and she knows she won't goat get everything she wants. >> why should conservatives vote against it. >> i think they should vote for it. we'll go first given our schedules. we'll post this on our website today, this evening and with we intend to bring it to the house floor later on this week. i have every reason to expect great support from our caucus because we're keeping principles. the key here, nobody had to sacrifice their core principles. your principles are don't raise taxes, reduce the deficit. we also have a lot of concerned
i'm getting more deficit reduction. the deficit will go down more than if we did nothing. that is point number one. point number two, there are no tax increases here. number three, we're finally dealing with autopilot spending, that mandatory spending not addressed by congress for years of the this isn't easy. this is the first divided budget government agreement since 1986. the reason we haven't done a budget agreement when both houses done by other party since '86 because we know it is not...